A fight at the maternity ward of the Estaing university hospital center (CHU) in Clermont-Ferrand. The concern of future momsmakes itself felt a week after three women just given birthhave been infected with a streptococcus Until April 13. The maternity team wants to be reassuring, the epidemic has been stopped, no case has been noted since.
However, the prevention system put in place since April 13 is maintained, at least until the weekend. The protocol is based on “taking preventive antibiotics for patients hospitalized in the maternity ward since March 13, those who have already left and those who are entering”, explains Professor Traoré, medical officer of health for the entire university hospital center. of Clermont-Ferrand, quoted by The mountain. About sixty patients would be affected by this treatment. Another measure maintained, the wearing of a mask for hospital staff in order to avoid any spread of the bacteria.
An improving state of health
The three mothers infected with streptococcus A are doing better and their babies, who are not sick, remain on preventive treatment. As for the origin of this infection, it still remains unknown, the samples taken, in particular from the staff of the maternity ward, yielded nothing.
Streptococcus A causes mild infections (angina, impetigo) and often non-invasive. But it can be responsible for serious, sometimes fatal invasive infections: bacteraemia (presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood), necrotizing skin infections, puerperal infections (after childbirth), meningitis, which can be associated with toxic shock syndrome streptococcal.
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